15:50 Musselburgh

Tuesday 24 August 2021

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Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Classified Stakes (Div 2)

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 1m 29.91s

(6)

Charlemaine¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 45

5/1

Modest gelding. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 22/1, bit below form tenth of 19 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good) 19 days ago, left poorly placed. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 007940

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(10)

Etikaal⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 50| D

6/4

Fair gelding. Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. 11/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 53 days ago. Needs to bounce back, but obvious chance on these terms nonetheless.

Form: 6-56680

(7)

Firmdecisions¹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-5| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 46| D

5/1

Modest gelding. Twenty three runs since last win in 2019. 12/1, respectable fifth of 19 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good) 19 days ago, hampered. Decent each-way chance.

Form: 675655

(9)

Garnock Valley^t⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: R M Smith| OR: 40

28/1

Poor filly. Ninth of 13 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good to firm, 125/1) 43 days ago. Looks set for another struggle.

Form: 090-909

(2)

Guiding Star^p,t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 33

25/1

One win from 57 Flat runs, which was back in 2017. 125/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Catterick (6f, good to firm) 8 days ago.

Form: 0-06609

(3)

Joyful Star¹⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Hart| T: F Watson| OR: 41| D

14/1

Modest gelding. Two wins from 43 Flat runs, the latest back in 2018. Seventh of 12 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good to soft, 150/1) 15 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 647-007

(1)

Mac Mccarthy^b²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 45| D

8/1

Modest gelding. 16/1, last of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 25 days ago. Blinkers back on and possibilities at this level if able to put his best foot forward.

Form: 388300

(8)

Bellevue Lad²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Connor Beasley| T: D Thompson| OR: 45

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good) 27 days ago. Not without each-way hope.

Form: 0777

(4)

Little Gem⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁷⁾| T: A Berry| OR: 45| D

80/1

66/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good) 4 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 875006

Non-Runners

(5)

Cool Dandy⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: K Dalgleish J: Billy Garritty

Forecasts

Etikaal (6/4), Cool Dandy (3/1), Bellevue Lad (5/1), Charlemaine (5/1), Firmdecisions (5/1), Mac Mccarthy (8/1), Joyful Star (14/1), Guiding Star (25/1), Garnock Valley (28/1), Little Gem (80/1)

ETIKAAL arrives here out of sorts, but the same is true of the majority of these and he could be the answer. Cool Dandy has a decent chance at the weights and she has to enter the reckoning, but a bigger threat may be posed by another one of the 3-y-os, Bellevue Lad, who showed a bit more at Redcar last time and he's the least exposed of these. Firmdecisions should also have a part to play.